Position Overview
**Job Description:**
The Respiratory Therapy Assistant provides support to the licensed Respiratory Therapist with various duties (e.g., ordering, stocking, assembly and cleaning of respiratory supplies and equipment necessary for patient care). The incumbent follows appropriate procedures for obtaining, tracking, returning, cleaning, and disposing of equipment and supplies. This position conducts other assigned tasks by the licensed Respiratory Therapist in keeping with the Respiratory Therapy Assistant's defined duties.
**Essential Functions**
+ Assists professional staff with clinical services, maintains an orderly work area, and performs clerical duties.
+ Inventories and requisitions supplies and equipment. Maintains daily, monthly, and annual cleaning schedules and documents appropriately.
+ Participates in quality and patient safety initiatives. Identifies potential areas for improvement, including processes that could be streamlined or revised to impr...